Anya the Cuddly Creatures Fairy (7 page)

“I wonder what adventures Louis and Caroline have planned for us tonight,” said Kirsty Tate, smiling across the grand banquet table at her best friend, Rachel Walker.

It was spring vacation, and they were staying at the Golden Palace for the Royal Sleepover Camp, a special week-long event for kids. Louis and Caroline were two of the palace's camp directors, and they had been looking after the kids all week, making sure the activities were fit for princes and princesses.

“I'm sure they've planned something wonderful,” said Rachel, scraping the last bit of strawberry ice cream from her silver bowl.

The banquet hall looked very beautiful, decorated with lots of twinkling candles and lights. Kirsty gazed thoughtfully out the large round window at the end of the hall. It was twilight, but she could still see the silhouette of the palace's crumbling old tower. It looked majestic against the purple sky, and it was the only place that the campers were not allowed to go.

“I wish they would let us climb all the way up to the top of the tower,” Kirsty said. “I'd love to explore up there!”

“It sounds kind of scary to me,” said a girl named Victoria, who was sitting next to Kirsty. “I'm not very adventurous.”

Rachel and Kirsty exchanged a secret smile. They'd already had plenty of adventures that week! They had been helping their friends the Princess Fairies get their magic tiaras back from Jack Frost and his goblins. So far, they had found the tiaras that belonged to Princess Hope the Happiness Fairy, Princess Cassidy the Costume Fairy, and Princess Anya the Cuddly Creatures Fairy. But there were still four more tiaras to find. . . .